dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
summer vacation; summer holiday
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
voice training; vocal exercises
continuation; succession; series
pupil; student; schoolchild
half and half; fifty-fifty
junior high school student; middle school pupil
senior high school student
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to overdo; to do too much
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
day after day; day by day
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer